NextReports

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NextReports
Developer(s) Advantage Software Factory Srl
Initial release February 11, 2009 (2009-02-11) (2.0)[1]
Stable release

9.1  (March 1, 2016; 10 years ago (2016-03-01))

[±]
Preview release none [±]
Written in Java
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Reporting software
License(s) Apache License v2.0
Website next-reports.com

NextReports is a free open-source report design and publishing platform. It is composed of three separate elements: Designer, Engine, and Server.

Product history

NextReports started out as a commercial product from vendor Advantage Software Factory Srl. The oldest known stable release of the commercial software is version 2.0, released on February 11, 2009.[1]

Plans to move the software to an open-source paradigm began in earnest with the July 16, 2013 creation of the associated GitHub account.[2] On October 8, 2013, Advantage made its first release of NextReports as an open-source application.[3]

Releases

Release dates for known NextReports releases can be found here.

Features

The main features of NextReports Designer include[4]:

  • multi-database support
  • CSV data file support
  • in-spreadsheet design, with tabular structure
  • design SQL queries using a graphical interface
  • sub-reports
  • create queries from stored procedures
  • support for chained parameters
  • one-click backup and restore
  • multilingual

The main features of NextReports Server include[5]:

  • multiple data source management
  • NextReports Remote JDBC driver
  • multi-report engine
  • multi-format export capabilities
  • chart and image management
  • scheduling and distribution of reports

Hardware/software requirements

Java 1.6 is required.

Videos, screenshots, and other media

Entities using NextReports

Further reading

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NextReports". Advantage Software Factory Srl. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091016052750/http://www.next-reports.com/. Retrieved 27 May 2014. 
  2. ↑ "NextReports". GitHub. https://github.com/nextreports. Retrieved 27 May 2014. 
  3. ↑ "NextReports becomes an Open Source Project!". Advantage Software Factory Srl. 8 October 2013. http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/about/news/236-nextreports-becomes-an-open-source-project.html. Retrieved 27 May 2014. 
  4. ↑ "NextReports Designer - Features". Advantage Software Factory Srl. http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-designer.html. Retrieved 27 May 2014. 
  5. ↑ "NextReports Server - Features". Advantage Software Factory Srl. http://www.next-reports.com/index.php/products/nextreports-server.html. Retrieved 27 May 2014.